100 atletas olímpicos piden Derechos Humanos (también en Tíbet) a China

2008-08-09. Sport For Peace, www.sportsforpeace.de
"The gool of Olympism is to place sport at the service of harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerning with the preservation of human dignity."
Olympic Charter. 

An Open Letter by more than 100 former and current Olympic athletes, including Olympic champions, World champions and World record holders 
 
Dear Mr. President Hu,
We all hope that the Olympic Summer Games in China will be a great success and that the Olympic ideals will come to life. That is why we are asking you:

- to enable a peaceful solution for the issue of Tibet and other conflicts in your country with respect to fundamental principles of human rights.

- to protect freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of opinion in yourcountry,
including Tibet.

- to ensure that human rights defenders are no longer intimidated or imprisoned.

- to stop the death penalty.

China is the focus of worldwide attention. Your decision on these issues will determine the success of the Olympic Games and the image the world will have of China in the future. We are asking you to respect human rights in China in order to achieve lasting peace and reconciliation.

Bisher unterzeichnet haben / So far signed by: Gifty Addy (100 m), Virgilijus Alekna, (Discus Throw), Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi, (Long Jump), Tatyana Andrianova (800 m), Youssef Baba (1500 m), Björn Bach (Canoeing), Viola Bauer (Cross-country skiing), Yvonne Bönisch (Judo), Kathrin Boron (Rowing), Joel Brown (100 m Hurdles), James Carter (400 m Hurdles), Nesta Carter (100 m), Ricardo Chambers (400 m), Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo (5000 m), Abraham Chepkirwok (800 m), Helke Claasen (Beachvolleyball), Kim Collins (100 m), Fábio Gomes Da Silva (Pole Vault), Vincent Defrasne (Biathlon), Ruan De Vries (110 m Hurdles), Sergiy Demidyuk (110 m Hurdles), Antonietta Di Martino (High Jump), Steffen Driesen (Swimming), Imke Duplitzer (Fencing), Danny Ecker (Pole Vault), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (400 m), Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (Discus Throw), Susi Erdmann (Bobsledding), Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (200 m), David Fiegen (800 m), Adrian Findlay (400 m Hurdles), Marcel Fischer (Fencing), Nicole Forrester (High Jump), Brigitte Foster-Hylton (100 m Hurdles), Michael Frater (100 m), Tiki Gelana (5000 m), Martina Glagow (Biathlon), Emma Green (High Jump), Michael Greis (Biathlon),Michael Groß (Swimming), Ehsan Hadadi (Discus Throw), Robert Harting (Discus Throw), Dagmar Hase (Swimming), Mike Hazle (Javelin Throw), Claudia Heill (Judo), Jakub Holusa (800 m), Chaunte Howard (High Jump), Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (200 m), Florian Huth (Beachvolleyball), Abdalaati Iguider (1500 m), Alhaji Jeng (Pole Vault), Janeth Jepkosgei (800 m), Lolo Jones (100 m Hurdles), Christian Kaczmarek (Long Jump), Britta Kamrau (Swimming), Gerd Kanter (Discus Throw), Sebastian Keiner (800 m), Gary Kikaya (400 m), Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai (1500 m), Robert Sigei Kipngetich (5000 m), Bernard Kipyego (5000 m), Svetlana Klyuka (800 m), Sebastian Köber (Boxing), Justus Koech (800 m), Micah Kogo (5000 m), Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (1500 m), Joseph Kosgei (5000 m), Yuliya Krevsun (800 m), Jens Kruppa (Swimming), Clemens Kruse (Sailing), Amine Laalou (800 m), Brigitta Langerholc (800 m), Robert Lathouwers (800 m), Heike Lätzsch (Hockey), Maximilian Levy (Cycling), Christoph Lohse (1500 m), Maksym Mazuryk (Pole Vault), LaShawn Merritt (400 m), Romain Mesnil (Pole Vault), Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (Long Jump), Grace Kwamboka Momanyi (5000 m), Steve Mullings (100 m), Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (High Jump), Lars Nieberg (Show Jumper), Carolin Nytra (100 m Hurdles), Philes Ongori (5000 m), Sven Ottke (Boxing), Miguel Pate (Long Jump), Tetyana Petlyuk (800 m), Barbara Petrahn (400 m), Dwight Phillips (Long Jump), Liliana Popescu (800 m), Christian Reif (Long Jump), Alexander Resch (Bobsledding), Dayron Robles (110 m Hurdles), Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono (1500 m), Silke Rottenberg (Soccer), Irving Saladino (Long Jump), Ulla Salzgeber (Dressage Rider), Thomas Schmidt (Kayak), Kjell Schneider (Beachvolleyball), Heide Schüller (100 m Hurdles), Christian Schwarzer (Handball), Melanie Seeger (Racewalking), Christoph Sieber (Sailing), Kenia Sinclair (800 m), Boniface Kiprotich Songok (5000 m), Richard Spiegelburg (Pole Vault), Kerron Stewart (200 m), Alexander Straub (Pole Vault), Angelo Taylor (400 m Hurdles), Stev Theloke (Swimmimg), Carlo Thränhardt (High Jump), Dee Dee Trotter (400 m), Stefan Ulm (Canoeing), L. J. Van Zyl (400 m Hurdles), Blanka Vlasic (High Jump), Sandra Völker (Swimming), Stephan Volkert (Rowing), Peggy Waleska (Rowing), Simone Weiler (Swimming), Kellie Wells (100 m Hurdles), Mulugeta Wendimu (1500 m), Johan Wissmann (400 m), Mark Zabel (Canoeing).
 
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